Guyana News

Sasenarine Singh, the Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo has sued Kaieteur News for alleged libel contained in three letters published by the newspaper.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 15th, 2022, nine more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Embattled Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo has declared that the corruption allegations being levelled against him are “false” and designed to tarnish his reputation.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced plans to have police and surveillance cameras deployed at specific locations around the country’s capital city in order to curb littering.

Amesha La Rose, a fifth form student of St Ignatius Secondary, Region Nine, is happy to be back in the classroom despite the current anxiety about rising COVID-19 cases across the country. 

The Ministry of Health has confirmed five more COVID-19 fatalities, including a three-year-old boy, as well as over 1,000 new infections.

A week after People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader Aubrey Norton made it known that his party believes he should be the Leader of the Opposition, he on Friday skirted questions on the ongoing discussions with the current office holder, Joseph Harmon.

Even as the nation awaits word from President Irfaan Ali on the composition of the Natural Resource Fund Board, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has launched a formal call for nominees from all of its sectoral bodies and corporate representatives.

On his weekly Facebook programme ‘Issues in the News,’ Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC last Tuesday announced that the process for constitutional reform will commence this year and he hoped for the full participation of all stakeholders.

The Auditor General has found that almost $24 million has been unaccounted for as part of the dietary programme in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).

With many fisherfolk across Guyana reporting steady declines in their catches, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha last Wednesday faced questioning by the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Services on what the government is doing to ensure marine fisheries sustainability.

Employers should have strict policies in place at their businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces, Minister of Health Dr.

Local health authorities on Friday received 28,800 more doses of the one-shot Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine through a donation from the Government of Spain.

An East Bank Berbice single mother of six on Friday received a newly constructed house on the lot she became the owner of 13 years ago.

Government has granted approval for the return of Aruba Airlines, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said, having reviewed the airline’s application to operate here.

GTT on Saturday reported the disruption of services to its customers in Linden and surrounding areas due to a deliberate act of vandalism.

Investigations have revealed that a deliberate act resulted in several GTT customers being unable to access landline and mobile data service connectivity in Linden and its surrounding areas on January 14, 2022, a release from the company said today.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 14th, 2022, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Fearing a massive explosion after the detection of fuel in the exhaust of a generator, the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

Consultations on reforms to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) will continue as changes are still being drafted to the National Registration Act, according to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira.